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Author Archives: Myra Kovary

Image is a color rendition of Judi Chamberlin by Board Member Vesper Moore. They depicted Judi wearing a seventies era striped turtleneck, with large flowing brown wavy hair, white skin, and large black rimmed glasses

Judi’s Room March 4, 2026 at 6 pm ET: What About Olmstead? The Fight Against Re-Institutionalization

Front PageBy Myra KovaryFebruary 18, 2026Leave a comment

You’re Invited to Judi’s Room! Join us for a critical conversation on the most urgent advocacy issue of our time: Protecting our right to live in the community. Event Details ● Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 ● Time: 6 PM ET / 5 PM CT / 4 PM MT / 3 PM PT ● Platform:…

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Judi’s Room Feb 4, 2026 at 6 PM: Let’s Celebrate MaDDNeSs with Mike Rembis and Matt Bodett

Front PageBy Myra KovaryJanuary 18, 2026

You’re invited to join us for Judi’s Room! Event Details Topic: Let’s Celebrate MaDDNeSs with Mike Rembis and Matt Bodett Date: Wed, Feb 4, 2026 Time: 6 PM Eastern Time, 5 PM Central, 4 PM Mountain, 3 PM Pacific Platform: Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82375518189 About the Conversation Let’s Celebrate MaDNeSs: The History of the Culture and…

Oct 1st Judi’s Room–Twenty-Two Cents an Hour: A Discussion on the Disability Industrial Complex

Front PageBy Myra KovarySeptember 24, 2025

You’re invited to join us for Judi’s Room! Event Details • Topic: Twenty-Two Cents an Hour: A Discussion on the Disability Industrial Complex Guest Doug Crandell • Date: Wed, Oct 1, 2025 • Time: 6 PM Eastern Time, 5 PM Central, 4 PM Mountain, 3 PM Pacific • Platform: Zoom • Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82375518189 About the…

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Shield Alert: Free Shannon Callahan

Front Page, shieldBy Myra KovaryJune 30, 20253 Comments

Free Shannon Callahan July 3, 2024 Update Shannon was so grateful for all the support at her hearing. Shannon is so beaten down, traumatized, and exhausted that she just wants all of this to be over. Her court-appointed lawyer took advantage of this and coerced Shannon into agreeing to the commitment. The lawyer told her…

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